Scarcroft is a small village and civil parish on the outskirts of Leeds in West Yorkshire, sitting along the busy A58 corridor between the city and Wetherby. It occupies slightly elevated, leafy ground and is best known as a compact, semi-rural settlement that has grown from agricultural roots into a comfortable commuter community a few miles from the city centre.
The village has an affluent, residential character with large detached homes, pockets of older stone buildings and nearby green space, and local life is quietly shaped by commuting to Leeds and surrounding towns. Socially and culturally it feels like a village - local clubs, a village hall and the presence of places such as Scarcroft Golf Club give it a community focus - while economically it functions largely as part of the wider Leeds housing market.
Postcode districts covering Scarcroft
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 5.9 miles
- Bradford 13.7 miles
- York 16.3 miles
- Huddersfield 20.4 miles
- Wakefield 13.1 miles
- Harrogate 9.3 miles
- Halifax 19.6 miles
- Barnsley 21.1 miles
- Castleford 11 miles
- Morley 10 miles
- Dewsbury 14.2 miles
- Batley 12.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bardsey cum Rigton Parish 1 mile
- Shadwell Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Thorner Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Bardsey Built-up area 1.6 miles
- East Keswick Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Wothersome Parish 2.3 miles
- Barwick in Elmet and Scholes Parish 2.9 miles
- Scholes Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Roundhay Ward 3.1 miles
- Collingham Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Cross Gates & Whinmoor Ward 3.2 miles
- Harewood Built-up area 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Scarcroft
LS14 3JE, LS14 3BL, LS17 9BF, LS14 3JQ, LS14 3HJ, LS14 3BF, LS14 3BS, LS14 3AT, LS14 3HL … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 8.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 32.4 miles
- Cross Gates Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Garforth Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford Airport Bus Station 8.3 miles
Hotels near Scarcroft Ad
- The Scotts Arms Village Inn 4.3 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel and Spa 4 3.4 miles
- Dakota Leeds 5 6.1 miles
- Hyatt House Leeds 4 6.3 miles
- The Met Hotel Leeds 4 6.2 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Leeds City Centre 4 6.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Leeds City Centre Armouries 3 6.1 miles
- Quebecs 4 6.2 miles
- Leeds Marriott Hotel 4 6.1 miles
- Ibis Styles Leeds Centre Arena 3 5.8 miles
Local points of interest
- Saw Wood Forest 2.1 miles
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 5.9 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 6.1 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Spring Wood Forest 6.7 miles
- Daffy Wood Forest 6.9 miles
- Gotts Park Mansion Country house 7.3 miles
- Elland Road Stadium 7.8 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 10.4 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 10.6 miles
- Stanley Library Library 10.7 miles
- Outwood Library Library 11.3 miles